should that be deterrent for us? >> no, the syrians think president obama is weak and are trying to bully him. in this context it will have the opposite effect and convince him he has to do something, lob a couple cruise missiles or more into syria to prove he has, quote, unquote, done something. the real issue here is what to do about iran. let's face it, the assad regime after two years of conflict would not be in power if it were not for russia and iran, and primarily iran. looking at syria is looking as tragic as it is is looking in a strategic sense at a secondary issue. the real problem is the regime in iran. that's where we ought to direct our attention. >> let's talk on the subject matter of other countries issuing threats to america, should it get involved outside the bounds of the united nations. no one said we would do that. but russia today issuing a warning that there would be grave consequences in that region to the security in the middle east, if we should suddenly use our military with regard to syria